Lens/PSG – Luis Enrique ‘accepts’ football and looks ahead

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·17 August 2026

Lens/PSG – Luis Enrique ‘accepts’ football and looks ahead

Paris Saint-Germain faced RC Lens this Sunday in the Trophée des Champions and lost 1-0 (video highlights here). After the defeat, Luis Enrique spoke to PSG TV about the performance of his players and their opponent.

Luis Enrique: “I’m very happy with what I saw in the first half”

“It’s always frustrating. But we have to analyze, assess, and appreciate what we did because I think we played a very good match. I’m very happy with what I saw in the first half, but the score was 1-0. Football is incredible, it’s so unfair. But we also have to congratulate the opponent, Lens, because they scored one more goal than we did and in the end, that’s what matters in a match. In the second half, we tried to create even more chances.

Luis Enrique: “It was a special week, with two finals in four days”

We missed some very clear chances. Whether it was Ousmane or Nuno Mendes, we created opportunities to equalize, but that’s football, you have to accept it. What I saw pleased me, so I’m both happy and frustrated. It was a special week, with two finals in four days. We have time to prepare the team, to improve our physical and technical condition, and to prepare for the week in the best possible way to start the league campaign.”

This is PSG’s first defeat at the start of the season after their UEFA Super Cup success five days ago. Unfortunately, after Lens took the lead, Luis Enrique’s men were unable to bring enough intensity to the match to come away with the win. They did have control and possession thanks to their numerical advantage, but the chances were too few to truly trouble Les Sang et Or.

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With barely any preparation, it was naturally difficult for the Parisians to hold up physically after the win against Aston Villa. It will still take several weeks of preparation to see the real PSG again, and above all a team capable of maintaining intensity for 90 minutes. In the end, it was a deserved win for Lens, who can celebrate a fine first trophy of the season.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.